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视角 (shì jiǎo) — visual angle, angle of view; (figurative) perspective, standpoint, viewpoint

Definition

视角 stresses the literal 'angle of view' (camera, photo, painting) and the figurative perspective that comes from where you stand. 比 角度 more perceptual/visual; 比 观点 more concrete than an opinion.

noun
visual angleangle of view(figurative) perspectivestandpointviewpoint
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 视角，。
    Cóng bù tóng de shì jiǎo fēn xī wèn tí, néng dé dào gèng quán miàn de lǐ jiě.
    Analyzing a problem from different angles gives you a more complete understanding.
  • 视角，。
    Zhè zhāng zhào piàn de shì jiǎo hěn tè bié, xiàng shì cóng dì miàn xiàng shàng pāi shè de.
    The angle of this photo is unusual — it looks like it was shot from the ground looking up.
  • ，视角。
    Kàn yì fú huà shí, huàn yí gè shì jiǎo huì kàn dào wán quán bù tóng de dōng xī.
    When looking at a painting, changing your viewpoint lets you see something completely different.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

视shìseeing
角jiǎoangle

视 (seeing) and 角 (angle) form the angle from which something is seen.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 視; 视 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
示
示shì視shì
Same sound today

The story is about the traditional form 視: it combines 見, meaning see, with 示, which gives the sound shì.

Open 视 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 角 is a picture of a horn.

Open 角 →
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